Laurentides district, Quebec, Canada
Places to visit near Sainte-Adèle
Sainte-Adèle is a town in Laurentides district, Quebec, Canada, home to about 10,634 people. Within 50 km by road there are 164 places to visit — 128 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 0 forts & heritage, 11 parks and 6 rivers, islands & mangroves. The must-see places are Lac Guindon (12 km), Lake Croche (13 km) and Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme (27 km).

Sainte-Adèle at a glance
- Location
- Laurentides district, Quebec, Canada
- Population
- about 10,634
- Coordinates
- 45.9501° N, 74.1325° W
- Places within 50 km
- 164 (8 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for parks
Top places to visit near Sainte-Adèle
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Sainte-Adèle: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Lac GuindonLakes & Dams · LaurentidesMust-see
- Lake CrocheLakes & Dams · LaurentidesMust-see
- Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-HautWildlife · LaurentidesNotable
- Mont GabrielHills · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac MatleyLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac GasconLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac PinsonnaultLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Chutes Sainte-MargueriteWaterfalls · LaurentidesNotable
- Cathédrale de Saint-JérômeChurches · LaurentidesMust-see
- Lac MontauboisLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac LenoreLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
- Lac PurvisLakes & Dams · LaurentidesNotable
More places near Sainte-Adèle
- Lac Asch · lake · Laurentides · ~7 km
- Lac Tondohar · lake · Laurentides · ~8 km
- Lac Trécarré · lake · Laurentides · ~8 km
- Lac Laframboise · lake · Laurentides · ~8 km
- Lac Arpin · lake · Laurentides · ~29 km · Must-see
- Lac Pas de Poisson · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac Renoir · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Réserve Naturelle Alfred-Kelly · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac la Fourche · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac Lucerne · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac Adair · lake · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Lac du Dinosaure · lake · Lanaudière · ~30 km · Must-see
Things to see near Sainte-Adèle, by type
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sainte-Adèle
134 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle. The closest is Lac Matley (5 km); the best-known is Lac Guindon (12 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Lac Guindon · lake · Laurentides · ~12 km · Must-see
- Lake Croche · lake · Laurentides · ~13 km · Must-see
- Lac Matley · lake · Laurentides · ~5 km
- Lac Gascon · lake · Laurentides · ~5 km
- Lac Pinsonnault · lake · Laurentides · ~5 km
- Lac Montaubois · lake · Laurentides · ~7 km
Forts & heritage near Sainte-Adèle
29 forts & heritage within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle. The closest is Coulée Grou (70 km). Best time: october to february.
- Coulée Grou · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~70 km · Must-see
- Fort Senneville · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~74 km · Must-see
- Église Baptiste de Pointe-aux-Trembles · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~75 km · Must-see
- Mount Royal Cross · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~81 km · Must-see
- Monastère du Bon-Pasteur · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~82 km · Must-see
- Hochelaga · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~82 km · Must-see
Parks near Sainte-Adèle
27 parks within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle. The closest is Parc Legault (10 km). Best time: year-round, evenings.
- Parc Legault · park · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Parc Henri-Piette · park · Laurentides · ~12 km
- Domaine Laurentien · park · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Parc Pierre-Fournelle · park · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Parc Breen · park · Laurentides · ~24 km
- Parc Henri-Daoust · park · Laurentides · ~25 km
Rivers, islands & mangroves near Sainte-Adèle
21 rivers, islands & mangroves within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle. The closest is Le Gibraltar (16 km). Best time: september to february.
- Le Gibraltar · river spot · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Rivière du Nord · river spot · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Île Christie · river spot · Laurentides · ~25 km
- Île Ravens Crag · river spot · Laurentides · ~26 km
- Île Perrault · river spot · Laurentides · ~27 km
- Île Idéale · river spot · Laurentides · ~28 km
Churches near Sainte-Adèle
19 churches within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle. The closest is Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme (27 km). Best time: year-round.
- Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme · church · Laurentides · ~27 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo · church · Lanaudière · ~68 km · Must-see
- Saint-Sauveur Melkite Cathedral · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~73 km · Must-see
- Sanctuaire Sainte-Marguerite-D'Youville · church · Montérégie · ~77 km · Must-see
- Cathédrale Orthodoxe Ukrainienne Sainte-Sophie · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~77 km · Must-see
- Église Saint-Jean-Berchmans · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~77 km · Must-see
Wildlife, forests & gardens near Sainte-Adèle
11 wildlife, forests & gardens within 100 km of Sainte-Adèle. The closest is Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-Haut (4 km). Best time: november to march for sightings.
- Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-Haut · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~4 km
- Réserve Naturelle Alfred-Kelly · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~9 km
- Parc Regional de Val-David–Val-Morin · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~12 km
- Parc Régional de la Rivière-du-Nord · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Réserve Naturelle des Racines · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Réserve Naturelle du Lac-Brûlé · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~24 km
A one-day trip from Sainte-Adèle
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 51 km on the road.
- Start in Sainte-Adèle
- 4 km Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-Haut · nature spot, Laurentides
- 2 km Lac Matley · lake, Laurentides
- 4 km Mont Gabriel · viewpoint, Laurentides
- 8 km Lac Guindon · lake, Laurentides
- 20 km Lake Croche · lake, Laurentides
- 13 km Back to Sainte-Adèle
Plan a longer trip from Sainte-Adèle — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Sainte-Adèle
No traveller has reported from around Sainte-Adèle yet. Been to one of these places recently? Open it and post what you found — is the waterfall flowing, how crowded was the temple, is the beach safe — so the next visitor knows before they drive.
How to reach Sainte-Adèle
All places near Sainte-Adèle by distance
Within 15 km of Sainte-Adèle
- Lac Fournelle · lake · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Lac Fleurquin · lake · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Parc Legault · park · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Lac Alverna · lake · Laurentides · ~10 km
- Deuxième Lac Beauvais · lake · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Lac Fortier · lake · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Chute du Capitaine · waterfall · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Mont Habitant · viewpoint · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Lake Thibault · lake · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Lac Millette · lake · Laurentides · ~11 km
- Parc Regional de Val-David–Val-Morin · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~12 km
- Lac Loiselle · lake · Laurentides · ~12 km
- Parc Henri-Piette · park · Laurentides · ~12 km
- Lac Campbell · lake · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Lac la Sapinière · lake · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Fausse-Grotte · cave · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Lake Corriveau · lake · Laurentides · ~13 km
- Lac Marois · lake · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Île Saint-Louis · lake · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Lac de la Vieille-Ménard · lake · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Lac Deslauriers · lake · Laurentides · ~14 km
- Lac de l'Achigan · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
- Lac Newman · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
- Lac Johanne · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
- Lac Schryer · lake · Laurentides · ~15 km
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Lac Walfred · lake · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Lac Didi · lake · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Le Gibraltar · river spot · Laurentides · ~16 km
- Lac Morgan · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac Aubrisson · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac de la Cabane · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac Cuvette · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Water Falls · waterfall · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac Aux Oies · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lake Adler · lake · Laurentides · ~17 km
- Lac Saumon · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Parc Régional de la Rivière-du-Nord · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Lac Jacquot · lake · Laurentides · ~18 km
- Domaine Laurentien · park · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Marier · lake · Lanaudière · ~19 km
- Réserve Naturelle des Racines · sanctuary · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Guénette · lake · Lanaudière · ~19 km
- Lac Byette · lake · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Beausoleil · lake · Laurentides · ~19 km
- Lac Sauvage · lake · Laurentides · ~40 km · Must-see
- Lac Trente-Cinq · lake · Lanaudière · ~20 km
- Parc Pierre-Fournelle · park · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Bassin Dufresne · lake · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Lac Pineault · lake · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Lac Charlebois · lake · Lanaudière · ~20 km
- Plage Sainte-Lucie · beach · Laurentides · ~20 km
- Lac la Salette · lake · Laurentides · ~21 km
- Lac Dodon · lake · Lanaudière · ~21 km
- Lac Beaulne · lake · Lanaudière · ~21 km
- Lac Duffy · lake · Lanaudière · ~21 km
- Lac Huguette · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Watson · lake · Lanaudière · ~22 km
- Rivière du Nord · river spot · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Joseph-Lessard · lake · Lanaudière · ~22 km
- Lac Spino · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Clémentine · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Lafond · lake · Lanaudière · ~22 km
- Lac Violon · lake · Lanaudière · ~22 km
- Lac Wener · lake · Laurentides · ~22 km
- Lac Ashton · lake · Lanaudière · ~22 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Île Jésus · river spot · Laval (administrative region) · ~63 km · Must-see
- Lake Tremblant · lake · Laurentides · ~63 km · Must-see
- Cosmodôme · museum · Laval (administrative region) · ~65 km · Must-see
- Île Bigras · river spot · Laval (administrative region) · ~66 km · Must-see
- Île Pariseau · river spot · Laval (administrative region) · ~66 km · Must-see
- Parc-nature des Rapides-du-Cheval-Blanc · river spot · Montreal (administrative region) · ~67 km · Must-see
- Île Bizard · river spot · Montreal (administrative region) · ~67 km · Must-see
- Island of Montreal · river spot · Laval (administrative region) · ~68 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of Saint Charles Borromeo · church · Lanaudière · ~68 km · Must-see
- Lake of Two Mountains · lake · Montérégie · ~68 km · Must-see
- Île de la Visitation · river spot · Montreal (administrative region) · ~69 km · Must-see
- Parc Berthiaume-Du Tremblay · sanctuary · Laval (administrative region) · ~69 km · Must-see
- Coulée Grou · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~70 km · Must-see
- Parc Ahuntsic · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~71 km · Must-see
- Lac de L'Assomption · lake · Lanaudière · ~71 km · Must-see
- Frédéric-Back Park · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~73 km · Must-see
- Saint-Sauveur Melkite Cathedral · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~73 km · Must-see
- Fort Senneville · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~74 km · Must-see
- Église Baptiste de Pointe-aux-Trembles · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~75 km · Must-see
- Île Sainte-Thérèse · river spot · Montérégie · ~75 km · Must-see
- Lac des Îles · lake · Outaouais · ~75 km · Must-see
- Ecomuseum Zoo · museum · Montreal (administrative region) · ~75 km · Must-see
- McGill Weather Radar · attraction · Montreal (administrative region) · ~76 km · Must-see
- Parc Jarry · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~76 km · Must-see
- Sanctuaire Sainte-Marguerite-D'Youville · church · Montérégie · ~77 km · Must-see
- Cathédrale Orthodoxe Ukrainienne Sainte-Sophie · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~77 km · Must-see
- Parc Athéna · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~77 km · Must-see
- Dante Park · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~77 km · Must-see
- Église Saint-Jean-Berchmans · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~77 km · Must-see
- Toto-Bissainthe Mini-Park · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~78 km · Must-see
- Grandes Battures Tailhandier · river spot · Montérégie · ~79 km · Must-see
- Île Dowker · river spot · Montérégie · ~79 km · Must-see
- Congregation Dorshei Emet · attraction · Montreal (administrative region) · ~79 km · Must-see
- Église Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge-d’Hochelaga · church · Montreal (administrative region) · ~80 km · Must-see
- Club Nautique de L'île Perrot · river spot · Montérégie · ~81 km · Must-see
- Lac Supérieur · lake · Lanaudière · ~81 km · Must-see
- Parc Jeanne-Mance · park · Montreal (administrative region) · ~81 km · Must-see
- Île Charron · river spot · Montérégie · ~81 km · Must-see
- Angels Unawares · attraction · Montreal (administrative region) · ~81 km · Must-see
- Mount Royal Cross · fort · Montreal (administrative region) · ~81 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 128 | 134 | Lac Matley (5 km) |
| Forts & heritage | 0 | 29 | Coulée Grou (70 km) |
| Parks | 11 | 27 | Parc Legault (10 km) |
| Rivers, islands & mangroves | 6 | 21 | Le Gibraltar (16 km) |
| Churches | 1 | 19 | Cathédrale de Saint-Jérôme (27 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 7 | 11 | Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-Haut (4 km) |
| Other attractions | 0 | 10 | McGill Weather Radar (76 km) |
| Museums | 1 | 7 | Musée D'art Contemporain des Laurentides (27 km) |
| Waterfalls | 5 | 6 | Chutes Sainte-Marguerite (6 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 2 | 3 | Mont Gabriel (5 km) |
| Temples | 0 | 3 | Goliath (83 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 2 | 2 | Plage Sainte-Lucie (20 km) |
| Caves | 1 | 1 | Fausse-Grotte (13 km) |
Sainte-Adèle: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Sainte-Adèle?
Lac Guindon (lake, about 12 km), Lake Croche (lake, about 13 km), Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-Haut (nature spot, about 4 km), Mont Gabriel (viewpoint, about 5 km), Lac Matley (lake, about 5 km), Lac Gascon (lake, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sainte-Adèle?
164 places on Spotwander: 128 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 11 parks, 6 rivers, islands & mangroves, 1 church, 7 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest lake to Sainte-Adèle?
Lac Matley, about 5 km by road; Lac Gascon (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Sainte-Adèle?
Coulée Grou, about 70 km by road; Fort Senneville (74 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Sainte-Adèle?
Parc Legault, about 10 km by road; Parc Henri-Piette (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Sainte-Adèle?
Start in Sainte-Adèle, visit Réserve Naturelle des Pays-d'en-Haut, then Lac Matley, then Mont Gabriel, then Lac Guindon, then Lake Croche, and drive back — about 51 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Sainte-Adèle?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open for lakes, dams & reservoirs; October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for parks.
Towns near Sainte-Adèle
- Places near Piedmont · 7 km
- Places near Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts · 8 km
- Places near Val-Morin · 8 km
- Places near Saint-Sauveur · 10 km
- Places near Saint-Hippolyte · 12 km
- Places near Prévost · 13 km
- Places near Morin-Heights · 13 km
- Places near Val-David · 14 km
- Places near Lac-Connelly · 17 km
- Places near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard · 19 km
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Sainte-Adèle’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Sainte-Adèle on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.